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348537

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landlords: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total annual contribution in taxes arising from residential landlords which are unincorporated.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	1209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 1211 question first answered 09/06/2015 14:06:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

348538

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landlords: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution that private-sector residential landlords make to the economy.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	1210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>According to the latest figures published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, the private rental sector accounts for 19% of housing in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These properties make an important contribution in balancing the wider housing market, which requires a mix of tenures in order to operate effectively. The provision of rented accommodation also supports the economy through improved labour market flexibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/06/2015 14:08:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

348539

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landlords: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total annual contribution in corporation tax paid by residential landlords in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	1211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 1209 question first answered 09/06/2015 14:06:56 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

348290

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Family: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons (a) certain members of the Royal Family and (b) corporations owned by those members are not subject to income or corporation tax as a matter of law.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The 2013 Memorandum of Understanding on Royal Taxation gives full details and is available on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-understanding-on-royal-taxation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-understanding-on-royal-taxation</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/06/2015 15:07:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

348407

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2015 to Question 4, what the reason was for the size of the reduction in the percentage of calls handled by HM Revenue and Customs contact centres within five minutes in the first two quarters of 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) handles 50 million calls a year from customers. The department is working hard to improve its performance. The percentage of calls handled will fluctuate annually and quarterly and is directly affected by customer demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has taken a number of steps including the introduction of a new telephony platform that will improve performance in the longer term. HMRC has recruited more than 2,000 staff to its customer service teams and is expanding the resource available at evenings and weekends when many customers choose to call. They have also launched an online service for Tax Credit customers that will enable them to renew their claims without calling at all and, as in previous years, are moving up to 1,500 extra staff from across the department to support the Tax Credits peak in demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 976 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:12:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

348409

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2015 to Question 4, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of calls handled by HM Revenue and Customs' Contact Centre within five minutes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) handles 50 million calls a year from customers. The department is working hard to improve its performance. The percentage of calls handled will fluctuate annually and quarterly and is directly affected by customer demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has taken a number of steps including the introduction of a new telephony platform that will improve performance in the longer term. HMRC has recruited more than 2,000 staff to its customer service teams and is expanding the resource available at evenings and weekends when many customers choose to call. They have also launched an online service for Tax Credit customers that will enable them to renew their claims without calling at all and, as in previous years, are moving up to 1,500 extra staff from across the department to support the Tax Credits peak in demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 984 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:12:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

347961

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the time taken by HM Revenue and Customs to answer telephone calls from members of the public; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer my Honourable friend to the answers I gave 1 June 2015, UINs 4 and 13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/06/2015 14:42:45 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

348037

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people working in the retail sector are in receipt of tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 778 question first answered 09/06/2015 16:06:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348038

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people working in the retail sector received working families tax credits in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 777 question first answered 09/06/2015 16:06:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348039

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in each parliamentary constituency who earn less than the living wage are in receipt of (a) working families tax credit and (b) child tax credit.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 780 question first answered 09/06/2015 16:08:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh